Steve H. Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Work and life have been keeping me away from building, so I try to get a little in here and there. I started one of the new Revell choppers as a quick simple project (There's an Oxymoron!) and here's the results so far... Duplicolor Red Metalspecks with Tamiya clear red top coat and testors lacquer clear. I used the long tank with the short tank graphics (kinda worked well) and the wheels from the Aces Wild chopper. The rest of the build will be pretty straightforward, just need to do some wiring and cabling. The forks/handlebars are Alclad chrome, as will be the trans parts and exhaust. The only real mod made so far was the bar under the seat, ahead of the rear fender. I cut out the origonal and put in a curved bar to clear the fender, so I could be sure of getting paint in there. All in all, these kits are pretty cool, although I'm dissappointed in the seams that need to be cleaned up. I think they're kinda rough for a new mold, but oh well, nuthin' we can't overcome, huh? Of course, nothing's easy! I wasn't paying attention and put the fender decal on backwards, so I had to trim a painted, decaled part. I masked off the top side and did a quick paint coverup on the cut and then found out I had to trim the fork mounting tab also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Good to see your work again, Steve! I was just wondering the other day where you went. The chopper looks great. Nice save on the fender too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatRedmond Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Hey Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Modeler Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 That's a pretty shade of red. Looks great! Nice save on the fender. And you got the tappet block/pushrod tubes on the right cylinders. I've seen several people reversing them. The front and rear tubes should be the furthest from the cylinders. Can't wait to get ahold of a couple of these. If the LHS doesn't get them soon I'll have to hit the Bay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintman1968 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 looks great. i have to get a few of those kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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